Scott County, Iowa

 

Founding: 1837
Parent counties: Cook, Dubuque, and Muscatine

Namesake: Winfield Scott, U.S. army general
Seat: Davenport (1837–)

Land area: 458 square miles

Population (2020): 174,669

Population (historic): 5,986 (1850); 38,599 (1870); 43,164 (1890); 60,000 (1910); 77,332 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: 17 cities; one CDP; 14 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,828 (19.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $3,175
Average outbuilding value (1930): $4,007
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,316
Average farm size (1920): 104.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Ireland, Wisconsin, and England
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Davenport

Namesake: George Davenport, early Iowa resident

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1839 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 101,724

Population (historic): 1,848 (1850); 20,038 (1870); 26,872 (1890); 43,028 (1910); 60,751 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1836–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,832 (26.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Fridley Farm (1844). 12010 70th Road. Bluegrass.
2. Henry Bein Farm (c. 1870). 10250 160th Road. Bluegrass.
3. Cody–McCausland House (1847/1880). 28050 230th Road. Butler.
4. John Westphal House (c. 1857). 406 South Fairmount Street. Davenport. Italianate.
5. Marie Dessaint House (c. 1870). 4808 Northwest Boulevard. Davenport. Italianate.
6. John Littig House (1867). 6035 Northwest Boulevard. Davenport. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
7. James Wilson House (c. 1865). 25178 Territorial Road. LeClaire. Italianate.
8. Forest Grove School (1873). 24040 195th Road. Pleasant Valley.
9. James Brown House (1842). 424 State Street. Pleasant Valley.
10. Alexander Brownlie Farm (1839/1846/1893). 206 Pine Street. Winfield.

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